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For 85-year-old Bruce Allen (left) of Ruston, running is simply in the blood. In 1992, he and his grandson, then seven-year-old Daniel, ran in the Lincoln General Hospital 5-K. Several weeks ago, the elder Allen ran and walked in the “Love of Running” 5K hosted by the Danni Jones Physical Therapy, and he crossed the finish line with two-year-old great granddaughter Parker Lee (center) and five-year-old great grandson Jackson Lee.

Louisiana Tech University’s postseason awards in football aren’t over just yet.

And especially not for Sonny Dykes and Adrien Cole.

For the second time in less than a month, those two Bulldogs have been selected for individual awards in the Western Athletic Conference.

Dykes was selected earlier as the Coach of the Year and Cole as the Defensive Player of the Year in the league after helping Tech win an outright championship and earn a berth in the recent San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Despite committing too many turnovers for head coach Tyler Summitt’s liking, Louisiana Tech found itself within striking distance with less than three minutes remaining in its season opener on the road against defending Southland Conference champion Stephen F. Austin.

Trailing by two with the shot clock running down, the rookie head coach turned to another rookie as freshman Tiara Davenport hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a 45 second span and the Lady Techsters pulled out a 76-69 win against the Lady Jacks before 1,833 fans at the William R. Johnson Coliseum.